Gov. Perdue Makes Executive Appointments

Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced the following executive appointments:

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

David Lyons, 62, Savannah, Police Chief Representative – Lyons serves as the chief of police for the city of Garden City. He is a member of the Chatham County Board of Equalization, Chatham County Crime Stoppers, Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. He is a P.O.S.T. Certified Police Manager with over 27 years of law enforcement experience. Lyons earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a master’s degree from Central Michigan University, and a law degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Law. He is a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Georgia Police Academy and the FBI National Academy 196^th Session.

Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council

Bryan A. Golden, 45, Tifton, Peace Officer Representative — Golden serves as chief of police for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, a position he has held since 1992. He is a member of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Georgia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. Golden earned a bachelor’s degree from North Georgia College, a master’s degree from Columbus State University and is a graduate of the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College, Columbus State University.

State Ethics Commission

Patrick Millsaps, 35, Camilla – Millsaps is a lawyer with the Millsaps Law Firm. He is chairman of the Georgia Area Council for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Millsaps is a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Camilla Chamber of Commerce and. He served as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Georgia Student Finance Commission and the Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority, and as vice chairman of Government Relations for the Georgia Production Partnership. Millsaps earned a bachelor's degree from Samford University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.

State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors

C. David Moody, Jr., 52, Lithonia, General Contractor Representative – Moody is president and chief executive officer of C.D. Moody Construction Company, Inc. He is chair-elect of the Atlanta Business League, a member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Moody serves as president for the National Association of Minority Contractors-Atlanta Chapter, serves on the board of Citizen Trust Bank, Theragenics, Children’s Healthcare Foundation and Wesley Woods. He is a member of the Downtown Atlanta Rotary. Moody earned a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College and his professional degree in architecture from Howard University.